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Wind, salt and water are leading indicators of land degradation in Abu Dhabi

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 06, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Desert environments are characterized by poor vegetative cover, strong winds, dry, non-cohesive sandy soils, and hyper-arid conditions. In this context, the land resources of Abu Dhabi Emirate in the United Arab Emirates ...





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Martian rock arrangement not alien handiwork

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jan 07, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (8) | comments 2

At first, figuring out how pebble-sized rocks organize themselves in evenly-spaced patterns in sand seemed simple and even intuitive. But once Andrew Leier, an assistant geoscience professor at the U of C, started observing, ...


Nocturnal wind maximum mapped for first time

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

On beautiful, sunny days with quiet weather conditions a strong wind develops in the evening at a height of about 200 metres.


Earth's dirty little secret: Slowly but surely we are skinning our planet

Earth's dirty little secret: Slowly but surely we are skinning our planet

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Apr 16, 2007 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (30) | comments 0

Throughout history civilizations expanded as they sought new soil to feed their populations, then ultimately fell as they wore out or lost the dirt they depended upon. When that happened, people moved on to ...


Spirit Rover Images of Martian Rocks

How Martian winds make rocks walk

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jan 08, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 8

Rocks on Mars are on the move, rolling into the wind and forming organized patterns, according to new research.


Solar Wind Rips Up Martian Atmosphere

Solar Wind Rips Up Martian Atmosphere

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Nov 21, 2008 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (15) | comments 1

Researchers have found new evidence that the atmosphere of Mars is being stripped away by solar wind. It's not a gently continuous erosion, but rather a ripping process in which chunks of Martian air detach ...


Mars Express zeroes in on erosion features

Mars Express zeroes in on erosion features

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Mar 19, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Mars Express has uncovered geological evidence suggesting that some depositional process, revealed by erosion, has been at work on large scales in the equatorial regions of the planet. If ...


Engineers identify conditions that initiate erosion

Technology / Engineering

created Oct 30, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Wind, water, and waves erode billions of tons of soil from the earth's surface. As a result, many rivers are plagued with excessive amounts of suspended sediment. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, such ...


A Tale of Planetary Woe

A Tale of Planetary Woe (w/ Video)

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Nov 11, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (11) | comments 5

Once upon a time — roughly four billion years ago — Mars was warm and wet, much like Earth. Liquid water flowed on the Martian surface in long rivers that emptied into shallow seas. A thick atmosphere blanketed ...


Study predicts seabed response to climate change

Study predicts Australian seabed response to climate change

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Oct 15, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- CSIRO scientists have produced the first preliminary predictions of the potential impact of climate change on the Australian seabed.


Are the Alps growing or shrinking?

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The Alps are growing just as quickly in height, as they are shrinking. This paradoxical result could be proven by a group of German and Swiss geoscientists. Due to glaciers and rivers about exactly the same amount of material ...



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